Provost College of Medicine, UI and Africa’s first prof of neuro-physiotherapy dies at 53

Grief enveloped the academic community on Wednesday as the country’s first professor of Neurology-physiotherapy, Kolapo Hamzat died at the age of 53.

Olayinka Omigbodun Professor of Psychiatry and Provost College of Medicine, University of Ibadan said this in a statement on Wednesday.
He wrote “With Deep Sorrow but Total Submission to God, I announce the passing of Professor Tal-hatu Kolapo HAMZAT, of the Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (CoMUI). He passed away in the early hours of today 11 January 2023.

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I received information early this morning from both the Deputy Provost, Professor A.F Adeniyi and the Acting Head of Physiotherapy, Dr. Adesola C. Odole.

Please see announcement in the attached pdf document.

We will provide more information to the CoMUI Community as events unfold. Let us pray for comfort for his wife, children and loved ones and seek God for mercy at this time of much sorrow. Amen.